Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland

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Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales : calves observed in east Greenland. / Tervo, Outi M.; Louis, Marie; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger Strander; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Hansen, Rikke G.

In: Polar Research, Vol. 42, 8809, 2023.

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Harvard

Tervo, OM, Louis, M, Sinding, M-HS, Heide-Jørgensen, MP & Hansen, RG 2023, 'Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland', Polar Research, vol. 42, 8809. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8809

APA

Tervo, O. M., Louis, M., Sinding, M-H. S., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., & Hansen, R. G. (2023). Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland. Polar Research, 42, [8809]. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8809

Vancouver

Tervo OM, Louis M, Sinding M-HS, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Hansen RG. Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland. Polar Research. 2023;42. 8809. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8809

Author

Tervo, Outi M. ; Louis, Marie ; Sinding, Mikkel-Holger Strander ; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter ; Hansen, Rikke G. / Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales : calves observed in east Greenland. In: Polar Research. 2023 ; Vol. 42.

Bibtex

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title = "Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland",
abstract = "The Spitsbergen population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) was harvested to near extinction during the whaling era. Here, we show possible signs of recovery of the population by reporting observations of two calves in the Scoresby Sund polynya in East Greenland on 2 and 4 May 2022, and it is the first observation of this kind in this area since the early 1900s.",
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AU - Hansen, Rikke G.

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N2 - The Spitsbergen population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) was harvested to near extinction during the whaling era. Here, we show possible signs of recovery of the population by reporting observations of two calves in the Scoresby Sund polynya in East Greenland on 2 and 4 May 2022, and it is the first observation of this kind in this area since the early 1900s.

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